Amphoe Makham
Encyclopedia
Makham is a district (Amphoe
) in the center part of Chanthaburi Province
, eastern Thailand
.
city, which was under Thai rule since the Ayutthaya era
. In 1917, it was renamed to Makham.
, Khao Khitchakut
, Pong Nam Ron
and Khlung
of Chanthaburi Province.
The important water resource is the Chanthaburi River.
), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (muban
). Makham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Makham. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khao Khitchakut district.
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) in the center part of Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi is a province of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand...
, eastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
The district was established in 1899, then named Tha Luang district. It dates back to an ancient KhmerKhmer Empire
The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city...
city, which was under Thai rule since the Ayutthaya era
Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...
. In 1917, it was renamed to Makham.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Mueang ChanthaburiAmphoe Mueang Chanthaburi
Mueang Chanthaburi is the capital district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khao Khitchakut, Makham, Khlung, Laem Sing and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province....
, Khao Khitchakut
Amphoe Khao Khitchakut
Khao Khitchakut is a district in the central part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-History:The area was separated from Makham district and created to be a minor district on July 1, 1993.....
, Pong Nam Ron
Amphoe Pong Nam Ron
Pong Nam Ron is the easternmost district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khlung, Makham, Khao Khitchakut and Soi Dao of Chanthaburi Province. To the east are Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia.There are two border crossings into Cambodia in Pong Nam...
and Khlung
Amphoe Khlung
Khlung is the southernmost district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Laem Sing, Mueang Chanthaburi, Makham, Pong Nam Ron of Chanthaburi Province, Bo Rai, Khao Saming and Laem Ngop of Trat Province...
of Chanthaburi Province.
The important water resource is the Chanthaburi River.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Makham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Makham. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Makham | มะขาม | 10 | 7,879 |
| 2. | Tha Luang | ท่าหลวง | 8 | 2,328 |
| 3. | Patthawi | ปัถวี | 12 | 6,884 |
| 4. | Wang Saem | วังแซ้ม | 12 | 4,018 |
| 6. | Chaman | ฉมัน | 9 | 4,021 |
| 8. | Ang Khiri | อ่างคีรี | 8 | 4,916 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khao Khitchakut district.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)